Zusammenfassung
Blepharospasmus im Zusammenhang mit chronischem subduralen Hämatom ist eine seltene Pathologie und klingt normalerweise nach der Behandlung des Hämatoms aus. Verschiedene mechanische und vaskuläre Faktoren können eine Rolle auf die dopaminergische Übertragung in den Basalganglien haben. Vorgestellt ist ein Fall einer 72-jährigen Patientin, bei der sich als Folge eines chronischen subduralen Hämatoms ein vorübergehendes Blepharospasmus entwickelte und deren Symptome nach chirurgischer Behandlung abglitten.
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Blepharospasm in connection with chronic subdural haematoma is an uncommon pathology and usually subsides after treatment of the haematoma. Different mechanical and vascular factors may play a role by affecting domapinergic transmission in basal ganglia. A case of a 72-year-old patient is presented, who developed transient blepharospasm as a result of a chronic subdural haematoma and whose symptoms regressed after surgical management.
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Velnar, T., Ravnik, J. & Bunc, G. Resolution of blepharospasm after chronic subdural haematoma evacuation: A case report. Wien Klin Wochenschr 124, 204–206 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-012-0124-2
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